Business Process Flow Charts/

Diagrams
By: Shashank Dev Sondhi Roll #: 86
The devil is in the details
 Search Engine problem or is it a name issue?

 Is it (Process Flow) Chart/Diagram?

 Is it Process Flowchart?

 IS there a prefix of Business to both of these which

creates another subset or superset of symbolic
representations?
An Industrial Process Flow Diagram
goes like so
Another Process flow chart
Types of flowcharts useful for
understanding processes

 Activity flowcharts – Deployment flowcharts

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The Flowchart
style with
which we are
all familiar
What is a BUSINESS process flow chart
 Shapes used in
Shapes used in flowcharts flowcharts

This is the set of shapes

used in flowcharts as
declared by a Flowchart
making software called
SmartDraw.
Note: Isn’t this a lot simpler
than…
This
Some typical elements
from process flow
diagrams, as provided by
the open source program,
Dia.

This shows that we are not

going to a very technical
degree of complexity unless
required and field specific
Use of BP Flowcharts
 Clarity
 Funnel-down cause of speed decrease
 Validate need for radicality by demonsterating
differences and/or similarities between:
 What we think the process is.
 What the process really is.
 What the process could be.
 What the process should be.
 Differentiation and identification of value-added and
non-value-added steps
Ideas for Value-added and non-
value-added
 Value-Added Step:
 Customers are willing to pay for it.
 It physically changes the product.
 It’s done right the first time.
 Nonvalue-Added Step:
 Is not essential to produce output.
 Does not add value to the output.
 Includes:
 Defects, errors, omissions.
 Preparation/setup, control/inspection.
 Over-production, processing, inventory.
 Transporting, motion, waiting, delays.
Examples of activities
Value-Added Activities Nonvalue-Added Activities

• Entering order • Waiting

• Ordering materials • Storing
• Preparing drawing • Staging
• Assembling • Counting
• Legally mandated testing • Inspecting
• Packaging • Recording
• Shipping to customer • Obtaining Approvals
• Testing
• Reviewing
• Copying
• Filing
• Revising/Reworking
• Tracking
 Opportunity flowchart showing areas of
improvement
Value-Added Nonvalue-Added
 An
opportunity Yes

Copier Yes No
flowchart is Take Original in Use? Wait? Leave

organized to No
Yes
separate Place
Original
No Glass
Dirty? Clean

value-added
steps from Select
Size

nonvalue- Select
Orientation
added steps. No Box No No
Select Find Find Open
Number Paper? Open? Knife?
Paper Knife Box
Yes Yes Yes

Yes Paper No Find

Loaded? Help

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Some free online tools
 Mindomo: Online Mind Mapping Tool - Create, edit mind maps, and share them with
your colleagues or your friends.
 Available at: http://mindomo.com/
 Flowchart: Realtime online collaboration between multiple users with different
browsers, Drawing Tools (Lines, Arrows, Bézier curves), Objects (Flowchart objects,
clipart), Save your Flowchart as a PDF or PNG formats.
 Available at: http://www.flowchart.com/
 Mindmeister: all the standard features of a classic mind mapping tool with as many
simultaneous users as you like.
 Available at: http://www.mindmeister.com/
 Bubbl: Create colorful mind maps online, Share and work with friends, Embed your
mind map in your blog or website. Email and print your mind map, Save your mind map
as an image.
 Available at: http://www.bubbl.us/
 Gliffy: flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, technical drawings, and more.
 Available at : http://www.gliffy.com/
 DrawAnywhere: Flowcharts, Process diagrams, Organizational charts, Export your
diagram as an image file (jpg, png, etc) or a pdf file.
 Available at: http://www.drawanywhere.com/
 AjaxSketch:
 Available at: http://www.ajaxsketch.com/
Software tools to make
flowcharts
Microsoft Powerpoint:
 Basic drawing of multi-shape text boxes
 Arrow drawings to show flow
 FlowBreezeStandard Flowchart Software 2.1.15 MS Excel Addin
 FlowBreeze is the perfect tool for creating flowcharts because it makes flowcharting
easy. FlowBreeze automates the flowcharting process by converting your text into
flowcharts. FlowBreeze is a Microsoft® Excel® add-in that lets you create flowcharts
by just typing text. You just select the location where you want a flowchart symbol to
be, type the process step description, and press . The text is replaced by...
 Flow Diagrams Software :
 Create flow diagrams, org charts, program flowchart and other business and
technical diagrams rapidly. Abundant flowchart templates, flowchart symbols and
flowchart samples will help to quickly create most common flow diagrams. A new,
rapid and powerful flow diagrams design software. Create flow diagrams,
organizational charts, program flowchart and other business and technical diagrams
rapidly. Abundant flowchart templates, flowchart symbols and flowchart samples will...
Software tools to make
flowcharts
 FlowChart.NET 4.3
 The FlowChart.NET component adds to applications the ability to create and present workflow, flowchart
and process diagrams, database entity-relationship diagrams, organizational, hierarchy and relationship
charts, network schemes, graphs and trees. FlowChart.NET adds to applications the ability to create and
present various kinds of diagrams: - flowchart and process diagrams - workflow and data flow charts -
database entity-relationship diagrams - organizational and classification charts.
 Graham Process Mapping 7.00.0919
 Detail process maps for documenting, developing, improving and managing business processes. Graham
process maps clearly show the interrelated flows and relationships of multiple forms, emails, reports,
databases, systems and other items in a process. Used to support business process improvement
methodologies, training, audits, certification requirements, preparing procedures and other tasks that
demand transparency in business processes....
 WizFlow Flowcharter6.04.2020
 Create flowcharts and similar diagrams. Drawing boxes or symbols of many shapes and connect them
with lines of various types. With full zoom, OLE, graphics import and export, curves, flow symbols.
WizFlow helps you create professional flowcharts and similar diagrams. It is uniquely tailored for very
easy use with little or no training required. Wizflow allows you to work with a single object or a group of
objects, drawing boxes or symbols...
 Procedure Charter Standard 5.61
 An advanced flow charter that extends beyond static graphical flow charters. Simple to use intuitive quick
draw pallet and auto placement of figures and lines. Detailed description and who does what for each
figure. Use Procedure Charter Standard For Procedure or Process authoring and design and general
procedural requirements so you can generate procedure manuals, and of course normal flowcharts!
 Paraben's Flow Charter 5.07
 Paraben's Flow Charter is a full-featured flow charting program that allows you to design your own flow
charts & diagrams quickly & easily. It keeps track of figures (shapes) that make up a flowchart. It
remembers how figures are connected, combined with text, and arranged. It automatically formats groups
of figures to keep them properly sized, aligned, or arranged. It also helps you add text anywhere on your
diagram including within figures....
Software tools to make
flowcharts
 EDraw Flowchart Software 3
 EDraw is a new flowchart software, which creates flowcharts and org charts with minimum time
loss for you. Support basic flowcharts, organizational charts, business charts, hr diagram, work
flowchart, programming flowchart and network diagrams. EDraw is a new flowchart software,
which creates flowcharts and business charts with minimum time loss for you.
 PocketChart 1.2
 PocketChart is a component for the .NET compact framework that helps you create and present
workflow, flowchart and process diagrams, database ER diagrams, organizational, hierarchy and
relationship charts, network schemes, graphs and trees. PocketChart is a component for the
.NET compact framework. It helps you create and present workflow, flowchart and process
diagrams, database entity-relationship diagrams, organizational, hierarchy and relationship
charts, network schemes, graphs...
 FlowChartX control 4
 FlowChartX is an ActiveX control that helps you create and present workflow, flowchart and
process diagrams, database entity-relationship diagrams, organizational, hierarchy and
relationship charts, network schemes, graphs and trees. Implemented as an ActiveX control,
FlowChartX provides your applications with the ability to create and present various kinds of flow
diagrams. A few to mention are workflow, flowchart, process, database entity relationship
diagrams,...
 DiagramStudio 5.3
 Diagram Studio is a tool for creating flowcharts, business and technical diagrams. Draw objects,
various shapes and link them together. The program features user-controlled points of
connection, color shadows, graphics import and export, curves. A picture is worth a thousand
words. A clear, self-explanatory, striking picture - whether it's a flowchart, diagram, illustration or
technical drawing - may be worth a new contract, extra sales channels, more revenue, and
additional clientele....
Software tools to make
flowcharts
RFFlow Professional Flowcharting 5.00
 RFFlow is a drawing tool that allows you to quickly and easily draw flowcharts,
organization charts, audit charts, cause-effect (fishbone) diagrams, PERT charts,
electronic schematics, entity relationship diagrams, fluid power diagrams, gantt
charts, genetic pedigree charts, IDEF0 and IDEF1X diagrams, network design
diagrams, floor layouts, quality system/ISO 9000 charts, software design charts,
timelines, and work breakdown charts.
 iProcess 1.5
 Easy to use Visio like tool that allows you to build visual maps. Includes user defined
composite symbols and relationship, auto-routing, and an innovative 'bird's eye' view.
Very easy to use interface built around drag and drop, minimumizing dialogs and
resuse. Package includes online help, full uninstall and several examples.
 Business Process Visual ARCHITECT Modeler Edition 1.0
 BP-VA is a full-featured business process modeler seriously supporting latest OMG's
Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN). BP-VA provides the most easy-to-use
diagramming environment for you to model your business process. Do you feel your
business process has become too complex and unmanageable? Do you find it
difficult to visualize your business activities for sharing and discussing with your
colleagues? Are you thinking there must be a better tool to design,...
But the leader is the one that
everyone emulates
 Unfortunately it’s Microsoft
 Microsoft Visio 2007:
 Microsoft Visio is a diagramming software for Microsoft
Windows. It uses vector graphics to create diagrams. It is
currently available in two editions, Standard and
Professional.
 It was initially made by Visio Corporation which was bought
over by MS in 2007.
 Gossip:
 The Next version of Visio will feature the ribbon interface which
revolutionised the user-interface and friendliness of MS Office
2007.
That’s all folks!
Thanks for
watchin’ see ya
next time.